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World Press Freedom Day speakers call for new reporting and funding models for Uganda’s media

The Ugandan media industry needs a paradigm shift, which deconstructs media values that hinder performance and promote conflict, Dr William Tayeebwa has said. Dr Tayeebwa, Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University, made this call in his keynote address at a World Press Freedom Day 2017 conference held in Kampala on […]

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U.S. Ambassador: “A free press is a champion for Uganda, not its enemy.”

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Deborah R. Malac World Press Freedom Day Celebrations Golf Course Hotel, Kampala Wednesday, May 3, 4:30pm   Good afternoon, and thank you for that warm welcome. I am pleased to join you all today as we mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day. This is a great opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves […]

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Responsible reporting fosters reflection, dialogue and appreciation of different viewpoints – Danish Ambassador

Speech by Morgens Pedersen, the Ambassador of Denmark (on behalf of EU) at the Conference held at Golf Course Hotel Kampala on 3rd of May, to mark World Press Freedom Day 2017 Hon Minister ICT and National Guidance Ambassador and members of the diplomatic corps Representatives from media houses, networks of journalists and press associations […]

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We need to start talking of freedom after expression – Aliker

By Abalo Irene Otto Media and human rights activists have appealed for a more enabling environment that allows journalists and all Ugandan citizens to express themselves without fear. Speaking at a pre-World Press Freedom Day dialogue at Churchill Courts in Gulu last Friday, media activist David Martin Aliker said that journalists cannot be a voice of […]

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